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Stroke diagnosis - the eyes may just have it…
Thursday 19 April 2018An unexpected discovery made by American scientists may provide a way of assessing the severity of a stroke in survivors by examining their eyes.
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Stroke diagnosis - the eyes may just have it…
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How the praying mantis could now shape robotic vision
Thursday 29 March 2018For years, AI scientists have struggled with giving robots sight, encountering numerous difficulties in building a light-weight system which mimics the complex way in which humans judge distance
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How the praying mantis could now shape robotic vision
29 Mar 2018 -
NHS collaborate with Google DeepMind to fight blindness
Thursday 22 March 2018Could Artificial Intelligence be the answer to the early diagnosis of eye diseases such as macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy?
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NHS collaborate with Google DeepMind to fight blindness
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New App adjusts TV for Colour-Blindness
Thursday 15 March 2018Samsung have launched an App which they claim will colour correct a connected TV according to your unique ability to see the colour visual spectrum.
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New App adjusts TV for Colour-Blindness
15 Mar 2018 -
Eyesight the focus of a new evolutionary theory
Monday 12 March 2018In a fascinating new twist in the evolutionary tale, American Scientists now say that the development of eyes led vertebrates out of the sea, rather than the development of legs.
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Eyesight the focus of a new evolutionary theory
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Researchers trial contact lenses designed to slow vision loss
Monday 05 March 2018A team from Australia's Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have developed contact lenses designed specifically to slow the development of myopia.
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Researchers trial contact lenses designed to slow vision loss
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US Scientists discover new trigger for Macular Degeneration
Thursday 22 February 2018In a major advance in the understanding of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), researchers at the University of Virginia (UVA) have identified one of the very first events that triggers the overdrive of inflammation which ultimately leads to the condi
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US Scientists discover new trigger for Macular Degeneration
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Cataract surgery could prolong your Life
Wednesday 31 January 2018A 20-year study of over 74,000 American women with cataracts has shown a 60 percent lower risk of death among the women who had their cataracts removed.
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Cataract surgery could prolong your Life
31 Jan 2018 -
What price restored eyesight? US firm says $850,000…
Monday 29 January 2018One of the most expensive drugs ever sold has just been approved for sale in the US by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA).
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What price restored eyesight? US firm says $850,000…
29 Jan 2018 -
Poor eyesight to blame for nearly 3,000 road casualties every year claims road charity
Monday 22 January 2018Road Safety charity Brake is calling on the government to change the law on driver vision. In 2011 alone, nearly 6,000 drivers had their licences revoked by the DVLA for failing to meet the minimum eyesight standards, and Brake maintain that poor vision i
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Poor eyesight to blame for nearly 3,000 road casualties every year claims road charity
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Eyesight? Some say it’s a fishy business
Thursday 18 January 2018Newly published research claims that eating oily fish may protect older people against deterioration of cells in the eye, and act as a barrier to loss of sight.
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Eyesight? Some say it’s a fishy business
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Could drinking tea lower your risk of Glaucoma?
Wednesday 27 December 2017A study from the University of California recently published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology has shown a possible link between tea consumption and risk of glaucoma.
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Could drinking tea lower your risk of Glaucoma?
27 Dec 2017
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